Doctor insights on:
Lump 9 Months After Breast Biopsy Scared So Much

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See your doctor:
This depends on what type of biopsy your had-core needle or surgical (open). I recommend you return to your doctor to review the results of the biopsy. You may need to find a breast specialist.
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Biopsy is tissue removed by needle or cutting to remove part of a body part. It is usually a small amount of material that is processed by a pathologist. Most of the time it is stained and looked at through a microscope to arrive at a diagnosis. Special processes are done for some tissues or problems. The purpose is to tell what the problem is (diagnosis). This can guide treatment.
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Not too uncommon:
There's a lot of stuff going on inside a lymph node with hodkins so often there is scar tissue left. If you had all the procedures you mentioned after finishing therapy and all were negative, there is a good chance it is gone. Not to say it can't come back, but hd is quite curable most of times. If it's scar, it will probably stay. Best to you.
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TSH is high:
Hi. You could have early subclinical hypothyroidism. I'd repeat TSH, get free T4, and thyroid peroxidase and thyroglobulin autoantibodies. If the picture holds, you have early Hashimoto's. In that case, I wouldn't wait for it to get worse to treat it. Good luck! PS, I'm glad the biopsy was benign!
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Biopsy:
We won't know until after the biopsy, if your breast surgeon recommends one. Some things are followed on ultrasound. Please don't hesitate to follow up with your physician, even if anxious and scared, because breast cancer has a much better prognosis these days with better treatments. They may want an ultrasound and an MRI, although all were neg on one patient I am aware of.
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Common:
During breastfeeding some collection of milk in some milk ducts may form a painless lump which eventually disappears. If u remain worried or the lump remains for a long time ( weeks) have urself examined by ur OB-GYN.
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Go in right away!:
This is probably normal scar tissue, but as you know, triple negative breast cancer is very aggressive. It's possible to have an early recurrence near your lumpectomy site. Bring this to your doctor's attention right away, and make sure he or she examines you and feels what you are feeling! whatever this is, it's treatable, so don't delay in getting it looked at. Best of luck to you!
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Deep breaths,Hold On:
Of course at your age, breast cancer is common, and with "lumpy" breast, you may find yourself going for repeat imaging often in your life. To this and many patients I say, please complete the work up. Stage IV means that it has spread everywhere, which is a rarity at your age. Have faith and hold on!
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Can be normal:
If you're not having any bleeding, cramping, or pain, i would be reassured. Nevertheless, your doctor can check to assure that everything is normal. If you were my patient i would bring you into the office to verify a heartbeat.
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Benign lymph nodes:
are common incidental findings on MRI and other breast imaging studies. Sometimes another imaging study is needed to conclusively prove it, they may be fairly sure but not certain based on one study. If the ultrasound or mammo confirms it, nothing else needs to be done.
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Unclear:
I presume you are talking about a ct scan. If not you should have one. If so a pet scan would be next followed by a biopsy.
The size of the shadow and size of lymph node is important, but the above tests should give a good idea. A biopsy might be needed.
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Unlikely but yes:
Time to recurrence curves have two peaks - one at 3-5 years and a second longer tail. Er- tumors if they recur are almost all in the first peak. Er+ tumors can recur more distantly in the future. After 10 years (or sooner if er-), one must asses if it is a recurrence of the original tumor or a new second primary.
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Breast biopsy means obtaining tissue samples from an area of concern in the breast to be sent to the lab to make a diagnosis. This could be from a suspicious lump or a suspicious finding on you mammogram or ultrasound (or mri). The biopsy is obtained using a biopsy needle under imaging guidance. Occasionally an open surgical biopsy may be needed.
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